monkey-pot

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monkey-pot - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Monkey-pot \Mon"key-pot`\, n. (Zool.)
     The fruit of two South American trees (Lecythis Ollaria,
     and Lecythis Zabucajo), which have for their fruit large,
     pot-shaped, woody capsules containing delicious nuts, and
     opening almost explosively by a circular lid at the top.
     Vases and pots are made of this capsule.
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